The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha. Part 1


  • Author: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
  • Few readers familiar with Don Quixote's loftiness or Sancho Panza's diligence know that the characters' creator was a slave for five years. Captured by pirates in 1575, Cervantes lived in slavery in Algiers until friars bought his freedom. He returned to Spain, marrying soon after and remaining poor until late in his life, when the success of Don Quixote changed his fortunes. In addition to his famous tale of a knight-errant idealistic to the point of apparent insanity, Cervantes wrote Novelas Ejemplares - a collection of twelve short stories - as well as several novels and nearly thirty plays.

  • ISBN: 9780543930453
  • ISBN: 9780543930446
  • Book details: This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by W. B. Conkey Company in Chicago, 1864. This book is in English. This book contains 295 pages.
  • Edition: Elibron Classics
  • Book ID: 10000645
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